Zechariah 5:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Zechariah 5:5

3 Then he said to me, “This is the ^acurse that goes out over the face of the whole earth: ‘Every thief shall be expelled,’ according to this side of the scroll; and, ‘Every perjurer shall be expelled,’ according to that side of it.”

4 “I will send out the curse,” says the Lord of hosts;
“It shall enter the house of the ^athief
And the house of ^bthe one who swears falsely by My name.
It shall remain in the midst of his house
And consume ^cit, with its timber and stones.”

Vision of the Woman in a Basket

5 Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, “Lift your eyes now, and see what this is that goes forth.”

6 So I asked, “What is it?” And he said, “It is a¹ basket that is going forth.” He also said, “This is their resemblance throughout the earth:

7 Here is a lead disc lifted up, and this is a woman sitting inside the basket”;

8 then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her down into the basket, and threw the lead¹ cover over its mouth.

9 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were two women, coming with the wind in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a ^astork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven.

10 So I said to the ^aangel who talked with me, “Where are they carrying the basket?”

Verse Comparison: Zechariah 5:5

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American Standard Version
Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.

Amplified® Bible
Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, Lift up now your eyes and see what this is that goes forth.

Contemporary English Version
Now the angel who was there to explain the visions came over and said, "Look up and tell me what you see coming."

Darby English Version
And the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.

Good News Bible
The angel appeared again and said, "Look! Something else is coming!"

King James Version
Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.

New American Standard Bible
Then the angel who was speaking with me went out and said to me, "Lift up now your eyes and see what this is going forth."

New International Version
Then the angel who was speaking to me came forward and said to me, "Look up and see what this is that is appearing."

New King James Version
Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, “Lift your eyes now, and see what this is that goes forth.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the angel who spoke with me went out and said to me, "Lift up now your eyes and see what this goes forth."

Revised Standard Version
Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, "Lift your eyes, and see what this is that goes forth."

Young's Literal Translation
And the messenger who is speaking with me goeth forth, and saith unto me, `Lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes, and see what `is' this that is coming forth?'

New English Translation
After this the angelic messenger¹ who had been speaking to me went out and said, “Look, see what is leaving.”

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